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Trustees approve 13 retirements, 1 resignation
News
… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The retirements of one faculty member and 12 staff members were approved by the WMU Board of … Trustees also signed off on one faculty resignation and sabbaticals for two administrators who are returning to … status. Her name, position, years of continuous service and effective date of retirement is: Mary P. Fuehr , master …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22611
Single ticket on-sale dates announced for Miller's 2015-16 season
News
… Mich.—Miller Auditorium's 2015-16 season is nearing, and single ticket on-sale dates for the PNC Broadway in West Michigan Series and the Lake Michigan Mailers Spotlight Series have been … Aug. 21 Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk (Nov. 1) All Hands on Deck! The Musical (Nov. 15) Sept. 18 Rudolph the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25543
Art on the Mall hits downtown Kalamazoo
News
… West Michigan Glass Art. KALAMAZOO—Original works of art and fine crafts will be sold along the downtown Kalamazoo Mall from Michigan Avenue to Lovell Street Friday and Saturday, June 6-7 . Sale hours are Friday from noon to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art for sale includes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16362
WMU named finalist for national Climate Leadership Award
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… be cast once per day through Tuesday, April 15. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University is a finalist to win a 2014 … as part of an annual competition among the U.S. colleges and universities that are signatories of the American … Carnegie classifications. Winners will be announced in late spring. Video competition begins April 1 The Climate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14863
Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation
College of Aviation
… their college careers, her parents competed in that sport and, listening to their stories about travels and meets … County, Brown earned a track-and-field scholarship to Western Michigan University . Request WMU Aviation … "and became a rich source of advice and information. Since Western, we have twice been employed by the same firm and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/04/brown
Taking Off with Tom Deckard - An Aviation Life Fulfilled
College of Aviation
… into people’s blood. Talk to most aviation enthusiasts and they can pinpoint the time in their life when this … freshmen year at Indiana, Deckard decided to transfer to Western Michigan University, where, by 1967, he earned a … his Master of Science in industrial supervision from Western Michigan University. With his master’s firmly in …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/09/deckard
Building Her Future, One Aircraft at a Time: The Journey of WMU’s Natalie Smeltzer
College of Aviation
… with WMU Housing. Natalie Smeltzer can give chapter-and-verse to the value of networking and taking advantage of … which had always fascinated me." That led to a tour at Western's College of Aviation and sparked her interest in … been a shrinking violet so far during her three years at Western. Reflecting on her beneficial dinner experience …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/04/smeltzer
From WMU Ambassador to Aviation Analyst – Karen Kropornicki Sets the Gold Standard
College of Aviation
… to Aviation Analyst – Karen Kropornicki Sets the Gold Standard Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Approved for public … work a few months later." Throughout her flight training at Western, Karen says she never gave charts and "approach … to change and WMU became my first choice," she says. "Western offered cheaper tuition, state-of-the-art Cirrus …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/kropornicki
Joel Webley’s Words of Aviation Wisdom
College of Aviation
… College of Aviation , who is now flying for FedEx Express and chairs the national board of directors of the … Rapids-area community of Kentwood, about 40 miles north of Western Michigan University' s main campus in Kalamazoo, he … director of graduate student recruitment and retention for Western. During his four years at WMU, he was active in …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/12/webley
WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species
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… on Stephan Keto, second from left in the front row, and Todd Barkman, in the red shirt, with students, alumni … Arbor Day Foundation announced in January that it has named Western Michigan University a Tree Campus for the sixth … National Registry of Champion trees will be completed this spring. "These trees were associated with the now-rare bur …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13807